Impact Racing

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Impact Racing

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment (US), JVC Musical Industries (EU), Coconuts Japan (JP), Wooyoung System (KR)

Developer: Funcom Dublin, JVC

Distributor: Warner Interactive Australia (AU)

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (9 tracks)

Genre: Shooting Race (シューティングレース)^[1], Racing^[2]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1997-06-06^[2]	¥6,8006,800	T-7307G
US	1996-08-30^[3]	$49.9949.99^[4]	T-8139H
EU	1996-07-05^[5]		T-6010H-50
DE	1996-07-05		T-6010H-50
UK	1996-11^[6]^[7]		T-6010H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x
KR	1997		T-26806H-08

Non-Sega versions
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Impact Racing (インパクトレーシング) is a racing game developed by Funcom for the Sega Saturn.

Gameplay

Impact Racing is a 3D racing game set in the future, where in addition to racing around a track within a set time limit, the player can destroy other cars with lasers (and likewise, opponent cars can destroy you).

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	Impact Racing	Impact Racing
English (US)	Impact Racing	Impact Racing
Japanese	インパクトレーシング	Impact Racing
Korean	임팩트 레이싱	Impact Racing

Production credits

Funcom Impact Team

Producers: Padraig Crowley, Ronny Hanssen
Saturn Coding : Ivar Just Olsen, Joerund Teigen
Gameplay Coding: Brian Lewis, Colm Cox, Ivar Just Olsen, Joerund Teigen
Engine and Tools: Ivar Just Olsen, Steinar Midtskogen
Conceptual, Graphic and Texture Art: Teresa Eddery, Philip Plunkett
Lead 3D Modeler: Hans Jorgen Kjarnet
3D Modeling: Ed Thomas
Music and Sound FX: Martin Schioeler, Brian Lewis

JVC Impact Team

Executive Producer: Makoto Orii
Producers: Yoji Takenaka, Aki Akaike, Rick Watters
Game Testers: Ron Talay, Chris Scaglione, Duy Le, Aki Akaike
Marketing: Jun Hasunuma, Kelly Flaherty, Stacey Hirata
Special Thanks To: Pat Araki
Voice Samples: Michael Cahill
Additional Music: -:Art By Accident:-, Ole Henrik Antonsen, Tom Steinar Hanssen, -:Plutopress:-, Didrik Tollefsen, Tor Linlokken
Conceptual Art: Olve Askim, Aidan Walsh
Textures: Anders Finer
Sampling, Music and Intro Compolation: Ulrik Henriksen
3D Modeling: David Moran (of Virtual Light)
Intro Storyboard: Gareth Reynolds
3D Modeling: Richard Legg, Jarl Schjerverud
Conceptual Art: Aidan Walsh
Thanks Also To..: Tanya Flood, Tom Tommervag Gjerde, Aadne Hetlelid, Petter B. Horntvedt, Ronnie Jensen, Lynn Kennedy, Glenn Kristofferson, Fionnuala O Toole, Tommy Svensson, Didrik Tollefsen, Alf Ragnar Yngve, All of those who supported us when times were getting rough, Our parents; friend; relatives and partners who had to bear with our temper and moods, ...long live...

Source:

In-game credits^[8]

Magazine articles

Main article: Impact Racing/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #77: "December 1995" (1995-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)^[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #82: "May 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[10]

Print advert in Next Generation (US) #22: "October 1996" (1996-09-17)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #87: "October 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[11]
EGM² (US) #29: "November 1996" (1996-xx-xx)^[12]

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-08: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Champ (KR) #1997-09: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[13]
Game Champ (KR) #1997-10: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[14]

Print advert in Game Champ (KR) #1997-11: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:

Game Champ (KR) #1997-12: "xxxx" (199x-xx-xx)^[15]

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[16]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

50

^[17]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

69

^[18]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

75

^[4]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

80

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

80

^[20]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

85

^[21]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

81

^[22]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

85

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[24]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

79

^[25]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

91

^[26]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

91

^[27]

Videogame Advisor (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[28]

	73
Based on 14 reviews

Impact Racing

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover
Disc

Saturn, AU

Disc

Saturn, KR
Cover
Disc

Technical information

Main article: Impact Racing/Technical information.

References

Impact Racing
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[:File:ImpactRacing_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-1] File:ImpactRacing Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

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[:File:GamePro_US_099.pdf_p146-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "December 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 146

[:File:CVG_UK_177.pdf_p52-5] Computer & Video Games, "August 1996" (UK; 1996-07-11), page 52

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[7] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-11-25), page 36

[:File:ImpactRacing_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-8] File:ImpactRacing_Saturn_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0904.pdf_p43-9] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 43

[:File:EGM_US_082.pdf_p119-10] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 119

[:File:EGM_US_087.pdf_p131-11] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 131

[:File:EGM2_US_29.pdf_p173-12] EGM², "November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 173

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-09.pdf_p15-13] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 15

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-10.pdf_p5-14] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 5

[:File:GameChamp_KR_1997-12.pdf_p16-15] Game Champ, "xxxx" (KR; 199x-xx-xx), page 16

[16] Famitsu, "1997-06-13" (JP; 1997-05-30), page 1

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_1997-01.pdf_p109-17] Fun Generation, "01/97" (DE; 1996-12-18), page 109

[:File:GameFan_US_0411.pdf_p18-18] GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 11: November 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:Joypad_FR_058.pdf_p80-19] Joypad, "Novembre 1996" (FR; 1996-1x-xx), page 80

[:File:MeanMachinesSega49UK.pdf_p71-20] Mean Machines Sega, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-04), page 71

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_06.pdf_p6-21] Saturn+, "Issue 6" (UK; 1997-02-27), page 6

[:File:SegaPower_UK_87.pdf_p40-22] Sega Power, "Christmas 1996" (UK; 1996-11-21), page 40

[:File:SSM_UK_13.pdf_p74-23] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1996" (UK; 1996-10-17), page 74

[:File:SSM_JP_19970620_1997-20.pdf_p148-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1997-20 (1997-06-20)" (JP; 1997-06-06), page 148

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p13-25] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 13

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_02.pdf_p36-26] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Two" (UK; 1996-09-30), page 36

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p33-27] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 33

[:File:VideogameAdvisor_US_0209.pdf_p41-28] Videogame Advisor, "Volume 2, Number 9: September 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 41

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Impact Racing

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Contents

Gameplay

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

References